Lewd Imaginings: Pedagogy, Piety, and Performance in Late Medieval East Anglia
Lewd Imaginings: Pedagogy, Piety, and Performance in Late Medieval East Anglia By John Thomas Sebastian PhD Dissertation, Cornell University, 2004 Abstract: This dissertation explores clerical…
Manuel I Komnenos and Michael Glykas: A Twelfth Century Defense and Refutation of Astrology
Manuel I Komnenos and Michael Glykas: A Twelfth Century Defense and Refutation of Astrology By Demetra George Culture and Cosmos, Vol.5-6 (2001-2002) Abstract:…
Waldensians ― Why were they judged as Heretics?
Waldensians ― Why were they judged as Heretics? By Yutaka Arita Comparative Studies on Urban Cultures, ed. Tani Tomio, Urban Culture Research Center, Osaka…
Death and remembrance: the Durham Liber Vitæ
Death and remembrance: the Durham Liber Vitæ By William Aird Cardiff Historical Papers, Vol.6 (2007) Introduction: In a late sixteenth-century description of the…
Texts and contexts : women’s dedicated life from Caesarius to Benedict
Texts and contexts : women’s dedicated life from Caesarius to Benedict Rudge, Lindsay University of St Andrews, 21-Jun-2007 Abstract The history of western…
Phenomenology of the past: Pain and illness in the 12th Century
A study of pain in the twelfth century reveals pain to have been embedded in culture. Pain had sense as a natural, social, and spiritual experience.
Rewriting history in the cult of St Cuthbert from the ninth to the twelfth centuries
Rewriting history in the cult of St Cuthbert from the ninth to the twelfth centuries Crumplin, Sally University of St Andrews, 2005 Abstract…
The monastic patronage of King Henry II in England, 1154-1189
The monastic patronage of King Henry II in England, 1154-1189 Martinson, Amanda M. University of St Andrews, 26-Jun-2008 Abstract The subject of this…
Hagiography and the cult of saints in the diocese of Liège, c. 700-980
Hagiography and the cult of saints in the diocese of Liège, c. 700-980 Zimmern, Matthew University of St Andrews, 2007 Abstract This thesis…
An analysis of the correspondence and hagiographical works of Philip of Harvengt
An analysis of the correspondence and hagiographical works of Philip of Harvengt By Lynsey E. Robertson PhD Dissertation, University of St Andrews, 2007…
The parish fraternities of County Meath in the late middle ages
In the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, dozens of religious fraternities of lay men and women were founded in the area of eastern Ireland, known as the Pale.
Crusade
Crusade By Robyn Young Publisher: Plume, July 29, 2008 ISBN: 9780452289604 The second volume in the internationally bestselling “Brethren” trilogy, “Crusade” is gripping…
Brethren
Brethren By Robyn Young Publisher: Plume, June 29, 2006 ISBN: 9780452288331 ON THE EVE OF THE LAST CRUSADE… One young knight, bound by…
The Fall of the Templars
The Fall of the Templars By Robyn Young Publisher: Plume, January 26, 2010 ISBN: 9780452295957 The cataclysmic conclusion to the international bestselling Brethren…
Satanism: Similarities between patient accounts and pre-inquisition historical sources
As early as the fourth century, we see documented certain elements of a ‘satanic’ mass: 1) it is a secret feast; 2) a sexual orgy; 3) with reversals of elements of the Christian mass…
Sand Daughter
Sand Daughter By Sarah Bryant Publisher: Berkley Trade ISBN:9780425229804 “An epic filled with emotion and rich with atmosphere” (” Historical Novel Society”) from…
The Last Quest: Song of Montsegur
The Last Quest: Song of Montsegur By Derek Armstrong Publisher: Kunati Inc., September 1, 2009 ISBN: 9781601640116 Blending the history of the Albigensians-Cathars…
The Council of the Cursed: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland
The Council of the Cursed: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland By Peter Tremayne Publisher: Headline, March 5, 2009 ISBN: 9780755328413 When Bishop Leodegar…
Popular Belief and the Image of the Beardless Christ
No one knows what Jesus of Nazareth looked like. Nevertheless, over the course of time , the Western world gave him a physiology that became familiar to every Christian – a slender solemn face with curly dark hair and a small beard.
Brethren Behaving Badly: A Deviant Approach to Medieval Antifraternalism
Brethren Behaving Badly: A Deviant Approach to Medieval Antifraternalism By Guy Geltner Speculum, Vol.85:1 (2010) Introduction: Clizia, the titular protagonist of Machiavelli’s play,…
The Post-Resurrection Appearances of Christ: The case of the Chairete or ‘All Hail’
The Chairete is a unique event described by Matthew. According to the Evangelist, two women, namely Mary Magdalene and the other Mary (the mother of Jacob and Joses) discovered Christ’s empty tomb and when they saw the resurrected Christ, he hailed them.
Prayer Bead Production and use in Medieval England
The word ‘bead’ derives from the Old English word ‘ebed’, originally meaning to pray or request, and was used to describe groups of beads which were loosely strung together.
Bernard of Clairvaux and the Knights Templar: The New Knighthood as a Solution to Violence in Christianity
Using writings from Bernard of Clairvaux and other religious and secular writers of the time, this thesis will examine how the crusades were originally meant to redeem Europe from its violent nature, not to extend that violence.
Peering into the Middle Ages – Brock University Symposium on Medieval Documents
Peering into the Middle Ages – The Brock University Symposium on Medieval Documents Brock University in Canada showcased three incredible medieval documents Friday,…
The West Shall Shake the East Awake: Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), A Jesuit in China
The West Shall Shake the East Awake: Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), A Jesuit in China By Francesco Guardiani Limina : Thresholds and borders ;…